Day-to-day variation in iron-status indices in healthy men and women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 729-735

  Borel, Myfanwy J ^a   Smith, Scott M ^a   Derr, Janice ^a   Beard, John L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological variation; Ferritin; Hemoglobin; Iron status assessment; Plasma iron

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERRITIN; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMAN; IRON; MALE; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025996715     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/54.4.729     Document Type: Article

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